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The Latest News from Our Field

We curate a digest of the latest news in our field for advocates, policymakers, community coalitions and all who work toward shaping policies and practices to effectively prevent substance use and treat addiction.

FDA Threatens Ban on Alcoholic Energy Drinks

Congress Orders Review of Mandatory Minimums

Crushing Virtual Cigarettes to Squish Addiction

Residents Confront Local Drug Dealers Over Community Impact

CDC Finds Little New Progress in Cutting Smoking

Military Deploying Therapists to Attack Combat Stress at Source

Federal Grants Help Transition Homeless Vets to Housing

Medicaid Programs Limit Coverage for Smoking Cessation

Campaign Sounds Alarm about Misuse of Prescription Drugs Among Teens

Maker of Stop-Smoking Products Eyed by Reynolds

A firm that makes nicotine gum and other smoking-cessation products could soon become part of the Reynolds American, Inc., tobacco company.

Expand Vets’ Access to Methadone, Other Addiction Treatment, Report Says

Bill Allowing Federal Funding of Needle Exchange Limits Locations

Fatal Overdoses Often Involve Methadone, Washington Study Finds

Expand Vets' Access to Methadone, Other Addiction Treatment, Report Says

The U.S. military's Tricare program is coming under fire for not providing reimbursement for methadone maintenance and buprenorphine treatment -- two leading pharmacological interventions for opioid addiction.

Don’t Switch to ’Lights’ to Quit Smoking, Researchers Say

Alcohol Use Hinders In-Vitro Fertilization, Study Finds

More States Allowing High-Alcohol Beer

Mexican Traffickers, Growers in Indian Country

Don't Switch to 'Lights' to Quit Smoking, Researchers Say

Switching to so-called light cigarettes won't improve your health or help you quit smoking, experts say.

Special Offer for DVD ’Drugs: True Stories’

Special Offer for DVD 'Drugs: True Stories'

Complimentary copies of the DVD Drugs: True Stories are available for a limited time from Words Can Work®, the producers of the acclaimed DVD Alcohol: True Stories Hosted by Matt Damon.

iPhone App for 12-Steppers Developed

Colo. Lawmakers Look to Rein In Medical Marijuana

Study Explores Action of Alcohol-Related Metabolic ’Switch’

Injunction Denied in Tobacco Firms’ FDA Case

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